30 Pitches in 30 Days – Day 0 (2020)
Let me start by saying I love movies and screenwriting and, unlike a lot of people, I also love pitching. In an effort to jumpstart my creativity and push my self to create more I have come up with this project called the 30 Pitches in 30 Days Project. The premise is that every day…
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[ad_1] We have an art form whose tenets boast comfort with failure. Are any of us comfortable with this failure? The history of pure improvisation on TV and film is almost non-existent. We have game shows and panel shows with producers live-directing the cast and much written stand-up material stuffed in where possible. Anything good…
Read MoreLaughter at the Foot of the Cross: Easter Laughter – The School of Laughter: Find Your Funny
[ad_1] Shakespeare, in Twelfth Night, has made generations appreciate the fun-and-games of the eve of the Epiphany, when increased merry-making marked the end of the twelve days of Christmas. At Twelfth Night Falstaff is a hero, not an old rake to be rejected. In medieval and Renaissance palace, city, village, college, church and chapel, such…
Read MoreJulie Dexter: Going Within as well as Out – The School of Laughter: Find Your Funny
[ad_1] Covid-19 Smooth Manoeuvre between two states: Going within as well as Out. Hour by hour, day by day all of the moments of self isolation in COVID-19 seem to roll in to one. It’s hard to separate each moment from the next during these bizarre, hellishtimes. A certain amount of clarity is what’s needed…
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[ad_1] I’ve been blogging about improvisation for a long time now. This blog is not about improvisation. I have anxiety and depression. I don’t experience depression all the time, but the more I understand anxiety, the more I understand that I’ve had it for pretty much all of my life. I’ve read a lot about anxiety and depression…
Read MoreFun Times | Improv As Improv Does Best
[ad_1] Remember this Simpsons bit with Krusty about hemorrhoids and riding bikes? That “I can ride a bike again!” idea jumps into my head a lot (more often than a person should really think about hemorrhoids…probably). I think about it in conjunction with that “It’s just like riding a bike” expression used to refer to…
Read MoreMEET THE REAL VALENTINE BY DAVID SHEPHERD
[ad_1] David Shepherd, the visionary behind Compass (forerunner of Second City), Improv Olympics and Canadian Improv Games, celebrated Valentine’s Day in 2004 by improvising a scenario with an invited group in Hadley, MA, based on the real story of St. Valentine; the struggle for individuality against the interests of the Empire. David explored other “holy…
Read MoreCounterfactual Thinking in Improv
[ad_1] I’m taking a Science of Well-Being course online with Yale. Last night I did a fabulous show with The Maydays at IMPRO Amsterdam. We got a standing ovation and were called back on stage to bow again. I had loads of compliments in the bar and yet, all I wanted to do was go…
Read MoreNew Year, New Curriculum | Improv As Improv Does Best
[ad_1] It’s 2020, my friends. And my curriculum needed to get with the times. Goodbye, Dukes Of Hazzard. Goodbye, s/he, his/her, him/her, etc. 2020 brings new exercises, new insights, and new clarifications for teaching. Links have been updated on the Class Materials page, but they’re also here. Enjoy! Intro to Improv Curriculum 2020 (PDF)Character & Relationship Curriculum…
Read MoreFuck That Shit – Improv Asylum – December 15, 2019 – 9pm Show
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